Q: Is 171,970 a Prime Number?
A: No, 171,970 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 171970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 29 58 145 290 593 1,186 2,965 5,930 17,197 34,394 85,985 and 171,970, with no remainder.
Since 171,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,970, it is not a prime number.